Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-29
wasn,.o TO FARMERS.


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! tie being Hssg does MOI e0niiase MN
sesf TO sFnf5e IN lighting Fn<ss Or Bc-
s,4uysxn osts. but resorts 10 other
[ sae.Atds when eOEsliEsVns seem farOrs-
s,ss. A pair II these plausible f'aseslt
have szsely bern endeayoring 10 PTae-
/ lice tggtsr profession ~ WayDe County,
I lad. In the eassrse Of their IsefsgFSrSA-
,iOrss, one ia the gs1ise II sealihy
1 sjtszea from Virginia called upon Mr.
lsz4e DoddYSti2e. \ wesi-kn0an and
1 urell-to-sa0 farmer Of that county. and
represented himself a. DESTROYS Oh
4 Ys5rehasing stock farm for bis son
! He wanted large farm, would not be
3 stiekIer a. to price. would pay cash.
and was far0rabiy impressed with the
lind whieh Mr.. Desidridge owned.
I After some ehzseriDg an engagement
Wa made 30 look over she ground on the
fosloEing day. and at the hour appointed
the wealthy stranger was on hand
WITH horse and wagon. He proposed
sEazt they 20 first TO remote part Of
the Ezad, and Mr. Doddridge, suspect,
ing nGshing Urvng d = gentleman so
z9sssss and apgssreaEay prosperous,
readily esvnsfl+ssl- rsazs1berSng later,
as0wezeg- that fhs= fraes III question was
d5sss1t frvsn sse PzAase highway and
tsuza nsS-Abs1gs L. saBsv were shout
TO eurm iuaS these Ese8as q second
stranger. En- l3gAt Eayna- came dfiv-
ing Up rapidly and hailed them. but
spon ree4iFin- Mr. Dodaridge's assur-
xnce thaz be did moi know the man,
stranger No / said that a. he himself
neFer sxw him before the business
eoEld not be important, and they would
drive On On arrival at a retired spot,
/ ii was found that stranger No. 2 had
| followed them. He introduced him
self a. an advertising agent of a South
ern lottery. and that he was not selling
| tickets, but merely wished to secure
the names Of two or three responsible
! men in each county, who would be al
lowed to draw large prizes simply on
the fact that they publish the fact in
the papers. Then, with charts and
papers. he undertook to show the fair
| method in which the lottery was
operated, and the impossibility of
| fraud In its workings. Stranger No
become deeply interested in the
scheme, and when it vas presently
proposed that they try .heir luck then
| and there, readily agreed. and on the
| first trial drew s., which he was al
lowed to keep on condition that he
would show an equal amount. Mr..
Doddridge, having been reader of the
papers to some purpose, had before
this time realized the situation, but be-
lieving silence to be the part Of discre-
ton, offered no objection when urged
to try his chances and laid down s..
taking pains at the same time to show
that this, with a little change, was all
the money in his pocket-book. The
first stranger then drew S., 800, and on
exhibiting some "a ZOO or s., 900 of his
own, received the prize. Mr.. bod
bridge then drew So, 800, also, but upon
his assurance that he had not an equal
sum npon his person to show,
disappointment was visible in the
faces of both strangers. He was urged
to give check, but protested that he
had no blanks. TWAS then arranged
that he drive to Richmond with the
wealthy Virginian, draw the money
and return to the place where they then
were, the second stranger to remain in
waiting. Up to this time Mr.. bod.
bridge had expressed no doubts, but
his silence and hesitation had probably
aroused his companions suspicious
as before arriving at a village in thu
vicinity, and at which place Mr.. bod
bridge hoped to secure the arrest O
the rascal with him, this IMAM o
wealth. suddenly decided to 90 n,
further said he believed the thing wa,
a fraud, and that he would go bacl
and return the cash he had drawn anC
have no more to do with the matter
Mr.. Doddrige willingly assented, wa
set down at his own door, and nov
congratulates himself that his lack o
ready money at n critical time saved
him from assault and perhaps saved
his life. The rascals on this occasion
made mistake in selecting their vic
tim, as it is not part of their scheme
to waste time on men who read the
newspapers and are posted as to the
ways that are dark of the confidence
gentry. In these days when gas Blooms
are "on," and the rural citizen, as well
rs the dwellcr in the city, is excited
by hopes of future wealth, and even
by the sudden accumulation of moder-
ate riches, the scoundrel who seeks
what he may devour in the way of I'M
sophisticated grangers is abroad in the
land in variety of DISCUSSES. In the
shape of wealthy stranger who wants
to buy every thing in sight for cash,
he Is, perhaps, more irresistible than
in any other form, and it is of the
wealthy stranger, therefore, with whom
few thousand dollars more or less is
OF little account, that the careful
Hoosier should beware, The "man
from Virginia" who wants to buy a
farm should be asked to give his ref
erences or be properly introduced
Indianapolis Journal.